CURRENT MISSION

"Visions are different from dreams." -Junfei Yu

-Grand tour without borders for 9 months. Make it to New Zealand, South America and Southeast Asia. (On my way. Happening in the end 2017.)

-Live my life. Know more. Be better. (ALWAYS On my way)

-Start up my own business. Influence as many people as I can. (Happening very soon during 2016-2018)

-Backpacking in Mexico and get my Open Water Diving License (Completed in Winter 2015)

-Study and travel in Europe. (Completed Spring 2016.)

-Travel across USA by trains. (Completed in Winter 2014)

-Ride my bike from Chengdu, Sichuan to Lhasa, Tibet. (Completed in Summer 2015)

-Travel to Middle and South America. (On my way)

-Travel to South East Asia. (On my way)

-Play the guitar and sing at the most crowded square in Shanghai. (Completed in Summer 2016)

-Drive across U.S.A from Boston to San Diego on a Mustang (On my way)

ABOUT ME

I am a Computer Engineering student at Dartmouth College, U.S.. I am originally from Shanghai, China. Before I came to U.S., I spent a gap year working and traveling around southwest of China. I have been to 42 cities, towns and villages in my gap year. I also worked and lived 3 months in a hostel located by Lugu Lake, Yunnan, which is a matriarchal community.

I have been to China, Japan, France, United States, Switzerland and Rwanda. I taught entrepreneurship and business in Rwanda, Africa in this past winter break.

PHILOSOPHY

I don't know why I came to this world. I don't want to know. I just want to have as many as possibilities in my life and stretch my arms as farther as I can to hug this world. Be brave and be grateful.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I plan to travel around U.S. and couchsurf to learn different cultures and share ideas with people from different backgrounds in my college year.

I also plan to drive from Boston to LA at least once in my college year.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

2014.12

Couchsurfing in New York City with Eddie

Couchsurfing in New York City with Jeff

Couchsurfing in Boston, Massachusetts with Helen

Couchsurfing in New Orleans, Louisiana with Sammos

Couchsurfing in San Antonio, Texas with Mark

Couchsurfing in San Diego, California with Jeff

2015.6

Couchsurfing in Lhasa, Tibet with Ally

2015.8

Couchsurfing in Hangzhou, China with Hunter

Couchsurfing in Nanjing, China with Xiao Lan

2015.12

Couchsurfing in Chihuahua, Mexico with Ernesto
Couchsurfing in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico with Eddy

2016.1

Couchsurfing in Edinburgh, UK with Pablo

Interests

Playing basketball; watching films; travelling, reading; midnight biking; mountain biking; working out; lying on the grass in sunshine.

• arts
• culture
• humanities
• singing
• dining
• cooking
• chinese food
• working out
• partying
• movies
• reading
• traveling
• guitar
• cycling
• backpacking
• hunting
• scuba diving
• basketball
• business
• computer science
• entrepreneurship
• history
• science

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: Eason Chan, Lake of Fire
Book: The Great Gatsby, Once upon a time in Shanghai
Movie: I Am Legend, Fight Club

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

1. Took a gap year.
2. Witnessed the pink snow mountain in Chamonix, France.
3. Yelled at the top of a beacon tower at the Great Wall.
4. Travelled around USA by trains.
5. Riding my bike to Tibet.

Teach, Learn, Share

I have a diverse culture background. I was born and raised in Shanghai, China. I have some French family. I went to U.S. to pursue my college degree.

I know a lot about Chinese history and Chinese culture. I am willing to teach Chinese or cook some Chinese food. I am a big bike lover and a super basketball lover. I am willing to play a pick-up game and ride bike at anytime.

I am a potential computer science major student. I enjoy the feeling of solving problems and analyzing things. Meanwhile, I love fine arts and history.

Sometimes I am really outgoing and can be the loudest guy in a party. But sometimes I would like to play guitar in my room alone and sing to myself.

I am trying to find balances between on-the-road and in-the- society, between playing hard and working hard, between spirituality and reality, between having fun and making money, between sharing funny moments with others and contemplating on my own.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Chinese cultures and speaking Chinese, biking and playing basketball together, all the road stories I had.

Countries I’ve Visited

China, France, Hong Kong, India, Ireland, Japan, Macao, Mexico, Monaco, Rwanda, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

China, United Kingdom, United States